Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 11AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)1110101010109914141414131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)599555584473394328256217199590573439426347336268268206148106104727271
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:45-----
Sunset-----6:00------5:59-------5:58---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----12------121---------
Temp. °C171719212119181716161720181716151515171919171615
Feels °C (?)161618191918171515151617151513121111131415141412
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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